Radiation research in Scandinavia

Trends in the Research on Software Process Improvement in Scandinavia

found wide acceptance in the Nordic countries in engineering oriented communities and especially in the telecommunications industry and has been deeply rooted there ever since and various, related, partly proprietary methods were developed. Thomsen & Mayhew (1998) give a good introduction into the various approaches. Research and technology transfer agencies like Delta in Denmark, Tieke in Finl...

Emergency medicine in Scandinavia - an outstanding opportunity for research

Editorial It was not long ago that emergency medicine (EM) was only something for the rest of the world. Emergency patients in the Scandinavian countries were still being handled by young and poorly trained doctors from many specialties and no doctor tended especially to the undiagnosed patient in the emergency department (ED). The work environment was hostile, and the nurses had to make do wit...

Systems Development Research in Scandinavia: Three Theoretical Schools

Reforestation challenges in Scandinavia

In the keynote, major reforestation challenges in Scandinavia will be highlighted. The following countries make up Scandinavia: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. For Iceland, with only a forest cover of 2%, a major reforestation challenge is the deforestation and overgrazing in combination with land degradation and extensive soil erosion. The challenges include the conflicts with li...

Surgical Clinics in Scandinavia